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This Thursday, high school students across the country will be filling in tiny bubbles on the macroeconomics Advanced Placement test. But how do you grade a test on economics when the answers in real life are changing every day?

Lawyers for jailed U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi say she is expected be freed Monday, after an Iranian appeals court suspended her prison term. Iranian authorities have held the 32-year-old reporter since she was arrested in January and later convicted of spying for the U.S. Nazila Fathi, who is covering the story for The New York Times, talks with Renee Montagne.

U.S. officials say it is too early to say whether the swine flu threat is receding. When the outbreak was first detected, the U.S. government was prepared. Morning Edition goes behind the scenes to the strategy center at the Department of Health and Human Services that is coordinating the medical response.

The latest campaign finance data was released Saturday and gives a window into financial stability of the presidential campaigns. Here are a few takeaways from the reports.

President Obama named Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to fill the Supreme Court seat of retiring David Souter. She has been a judge since 1992 and an appellate judge since 1998. But critics may find their best ammunition against her in speeches she has made, not in her legal opinions.

President Obama tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday. She would be the first Hispanic justice and the third female justice. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54, would succeed retiring Justice David Souter.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have sent President Obama a bill that would rein in credit card fees and interest rates, while allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons in national parks. The Senate passed the measure Tuesday. The House acted on Wednesday.

President Obama has nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor, who has been a judge for 17 years, will be the court's first Hispanic justice.

Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa says Sonia Sotomayor's years of judicial experience gives senators an opportunity to review her record. Grassley sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.

President Obama has named Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to serve on the Supreme Court and succeed Justice David Souter, who will soon retire. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic and only the third woman appointed to the high court.